Sr Innovation Electronic Engineer - Cooking Appliances

Midea America Corp., is one of the world’s largest home appliance brands, offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home, at work, or anywhere else you go. In North America we strive to aim high, put the customer first, transform and innovate the marketplace, utilizing our commitment, dedication, inclusion, and partnership with our teams.

Midea America is a subsidiary of the Midea Group, a global company with over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are ranked #231 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offer one of the most comprehensive product portfolios in the industry.

The Senior Electronic Innovation Engineer is responsible for driving the development of breakthrough electronic, software, sensing, connectivity, and control technologies for major cooking appliances, including ranges, wall ovens, microwave ovens, over-the-range microwaves, induction cooktops, and emerging cooking platforms.

This role leads front-end innovation activities by identifying consumer needs, market opportunities, competitive trends, and emerging technologies to create differentiated products and user experiences. The position combines innovation leadership, hands‑on engineering development, and strategic thinking to transform concepts into commercially successful products.

The engineer will support projects throughout the entire product lifecycle, from ideation, proof‑of‑concept development, and technology incubation through product launch and mass production.

This position works closely with Product Management, Consumer Insights, Industrial Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Suppliers, and Global R&D teams to develop innovative solutions that strengthen Midea's leadership in the North American market.

• Lead the development of innovative electronics, software, sensing, connectivity, and control technologies for major cooking appliances.
• Identify unmet consumer needs, emerging technologies, market trends, and competitive opportunities through research, benchmarking, and technology scouting.
• Develop innovative product concepts and user experiences that improve performance, convenience, safety, energy efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Create and evaluate prototypes, proof‑of‑concepts, and functional models to validate technical feasibility, reliability, and consumer value.
• Research emerging technologies including AI‑enabled features, smart appliance ecosystems, advanced sensing systems, and connected home solutions.
• Support long‑term technology roadmaps and future product platform strategies.

• Develop electrical schematics, PCB architectures, control strategies, component specifications, and system integration requirements.
• Support development of advanced cooking technologies including induction systems, power electronics, inverter controls, precision sensing, and intelligent cooking algorithms.
• Collaborate with suppliers and technology partners to evaluate and implement emerging technologies.
• Conduct engineering analysis, laboratory testing, performance evaluations, and product validation activities.
• Apply Design for Reliability (DFR), DFMEA, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies.
• Perform root cause analysis, technical troubleshooting, risk assessments, and corrective action implementation.

• Ensure compliance with applicable North American safety, performance, and regulatory requirements including UL 858, ANSI Z21.1, CSA, FCC, DOE, ENERGY STAR, and AHAM requirements.
• Generate invention…